Coenaculum weerdtae
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| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda
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| Species: | C. weerdtae
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| Coenaculum weerdtae Moolenbeek & Faber, 1992
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Coenaculum weerdtae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tofanellidae. The species is one of four known species to exist within the genus Coenaculum, the other three being Coenaculum minutulum, Coenaculum secundum and Coenaculum tertium.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 2.1 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 30 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.[2]
References
- ^ Moolenbeek & Faber, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532649 on 2013-01-06.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.